Heidi Stevens

Column: ‘Hunt, Gather, Parent’ makes a poignant case for American parents to ask for — and receive — a whole lot more help

June 4, 2021 at 2:43 p.m.

Michaeleen Doucleff had me at "control." "Our culture focuses almost entirely on one aspect of the parent-child relationship," she writes in her new book, "Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures...

Column: Longtime Chicago bookseller Christopher Rohe has died of lung cancer. ‘It’s a lot of knowledge lost.’

June 4, 2021 at 11:08 a.m.

Christopher Rohe first saw his wife, Jeannie Hoff, at Hyde Park's Seminary Co-op. "We met at a bookstore," said Hoff. "Of course we did, right?" For the past four decades,...

Japan's Naomi Osaka celebrates after winning against Romania's Patricia Maria Tig during their women's singles first-round match on Day 1 at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on May 30, 2021.

Column: Naomi Osaka quitting the French Open is our invitation to find a better way. And that goes beyond tennis.

June 2, 2021 at 2:19 p.m.

Maybe there's a better way. When tennis star Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open on Monday rather than attend the media interviews that wreak havoc on her mental health,...

Rick Foulkes and Rita Rossi-Foulkes had been searching for a donor for the liver transplant he needs.

Column: Chicago doctor needs a liver to stay alive. His family friend, a young dad of 2, is donating 60% of his.

June 1, 2021 at 3:36 p.m.

Rick Foulkes has shared some big moments in Adam Laski's life. When Adam was a teenager working at Golf & Games in Woodstock, and he fell in love with Emily,...

Former President Barack Obama reads the children's book "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" to youngsters at the Easter Egg Roll festivities at the White House in Washington in April 2011.

Column: One mom’s appreciation of the creators behind ‘Chicka Chicka Boom Boom’ and ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar,’ two sparks that ignited countless imaginations

May 28, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.

In the span of two days, the world lost two brilliant sparks that ignited countless imaginations. Eric Carle, the creator of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," and Lois Ehlert, who illustrated...

Byrne Elementary School clerk Judy Mahoney gets emotional before a news conference May 25, 2021, outside the school.

Column: Embattled CPS clerk, paralyzed by drunken driver, can stay at her school for one more year. ‘They haven’t really fixed anything.’

May 27, 2021 at 1:05 p.m.

On Tuesday afternoon, a few hours after a rally outside of her school, embattled Chicago Public Schools clerk Judy Mahoney said she got a call from human resources offering to...

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Column: ‘Hunt, Gather, Parent’ makes a poignant case for American parents to ask for — and receive — a whole lot more help

Column: Longtime Chicago bookseller Christopher Rohe has died of lung cancer. ‘It’s a lot of knowledge lost.’

Column: Naomi Osaka quitting the French Open is our invitation to find a better way. And that goes beyond tennis.

Column: Chicago doctor needs a liver to stay alive. His family friend, a young dad of 2, is donating 60% of his.

Column: One mom’s appreciation of the creators behind ‘Chicka Chicka Boom Boom’ and ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar,’ two sparks that ignited countless imaginations

Column: Embattled CPS clerk, paralyzed by drunken driver, can stay at her school for one more year. ‘They haven’t really fixed anything.’

Column: Congratulations, parents. You made it through the strangest school year ever.

Column: ‘CPS, shame on you.’ Supporters rally outside school where disabled clerk is set to lose her job

Column: Florida high school turned a yearbook into yet another chance to sexualize and shame girls’ bodies

Column: Nanny who started annual Stand Up to Hate Play Date after racist letter targeted her is now mom to a baby girl